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The Shield

FX (Ended 2008)

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The 5,193 users who count themselves as The Shield fans have written a total of 217 reviews.

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The Road To Justice Is Twisted
The Shield breaks the conventional formula of the cop genre. It plays out in a... more »

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The Road To Justice Is Twisted
The Shield breaks the conventional formula of the cop genre. It plays out in a tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is crossed every day. The series focuses on the tension between a group of corrupt but effective cops and a captain torn between bringing them down and advancing his own political ambitions. The Shield stars Michael Chiklis (The Commish) as rogue cop "Det. Vic Mackey," leader of the elite Strike Team unit, who is effective at eliminating crime but who operates under his own set of rules. Benito Martinez (Outbreak & Her Costly Affair) plays "Captain David Aceveda," the young precinct head who doesn't like Mackey's tactics and wants to bust him off the force. And the Emmy-nominated CCH Pounder (ER & Boycott), plays "Det. Claudette Wyms," a veteran detective who understands Mackey and knows how to play both sides of the fence. The show made history by becoming the first ad-supported cable series to win the 2003 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series. In its first season, Shawn Ryan (Writing) and Clark Johnson (Directing) received Emmy nominations, which were also firsts for basic cable in those categories. The Shield has received two TCA nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. As of March 2005, the show has become the longest running series on the FX Network.
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November 25, 2008

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  • Person Score
    9.5
    5 Reviews
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    Michael Chiklis

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    Role: Detective Vic Mackey

    Michael Chiklis was born into a Greek American family on August 30, 1963 in Lowell, Massachussetts. He showed an early love for acting, acquiring his Actor's Equity card at the age of 13. Raised ... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.2
    0 Reviews
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    Catherine Dent

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    Role: Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer

    Catherine Dent stared FX drama series "The Shield". The series took place in a tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is blurred and is often crossed. The Hollywood R... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.3
    2 Reviews
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    Walton Goggins

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    Role: Detective Shane Vendrell

    Walton Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up in a renovated 1880s farmhouse in Lithia Springs, Georgia. When he was 12, he casually walked into the office of an Atlanta casting agent... Read More »

  • Person Score
    7.9
    0 Reviews
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    Michael Jace

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    Role: Officer Julien Lowe

    Michael currently plays "Officer Julien Lowe" in THE SHIELD. Michael Jace was a regular on the short-lived ABC network drama Dangerous Minds from 1996 to 1997. His most notable television role... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.6
    10 Reviews
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    Kenneth Johnson

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    Role: Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky (Seasons 1-5)

    Raised in Vermont, Johnson got his start in television commercials. He appeared in one of the very first ads for L.A. Gear. He appeared as a bit character in various television programs before land... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.4
    1 Review
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    Jay Karnes

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    Role: Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach

    Jay Karnes played 'Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach,' a recently divorced, by-the-book detective partnered with Claudette Wyms in The Shield . A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Karnes planned on... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.3
    1 Review
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    Benito Martinez

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    Role: Councilman David Aceveda

    Benito played Captain David Aceveda on " The Shield ". His character is a young precinct chief who has his sights set on a political career. Martinez, a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is mos... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.3
    2 Reviews
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    CCH Pounder

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    Role: Captain Claudette Wyms

    CCH Pounder (the CCH standing for Carol Christine Hilaria, her birth name) is synonymous with strength, confidence and integrity. As can be said of other similarly styled actresses such as Alfre Wo... Read More »

  • Person Score
    8.7
    0 Reviews
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    Cathy Cahlin Ryan

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    Role: Corrine Mackey - (Season 4+, Recurring Previously)

    Cathy is a native of Miami, Florida. She has appeared in many plays, commercials and industrials before coming to Los Angeles. Since then, she has appeared in a few television series such as Judgi... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.6
    0 Reviews
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    David Rees Snell

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    Role: Detective Ronnie Gardocki - (Season 4+, Recurring Previously)
  • Person Score
    9.6
    1 Review
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    David Marciano

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    Role: Detective Steve Billings (Recurring Seasons 4-6, Regular Season 7)

    David Marciano was born 7th January, and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He says his early life was full of bluster and drugs, and by the age of 17 he was in with a bad crowd of hoodlums. His choice ... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.5
    0 Reviews

    Paula Garcés

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    Role: Officer Tina Hanlon (Recurring Seasons 5-6, Regular Season 7)

    Paula Garces made her daytime television debut on the long-running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light on April 2, 1999. Paula's interest in performing developed at the age of fifteen after she met ... Read More »

  • Person Score
    8.8
    3 Reviews
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    Glenn Close

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    Role: Captain Monica Rawling - (Season 4)

    Raised in Africa, where her physician father operated a clinic. 1988 graduate of The College of William and Mary Marriages: James Marlas from 1984-1987 Cabot Wade from 1969-1971 C... Read More »

  • Person Score
    7.1
    0 Reviews
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    Reed Diamond

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    Role: Detective Terry Crowley - (Pilot Only)

    Reed was born in Brooklyn and raised in Manhattan. Reed once considered a career on the force. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then went on to study acting at Jullia... Read More »

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